I Am Not, 2010, Letterpress Print, Detail
Opening First Thursday April 1st, 2010 5-8pm
Shift hours: Friday & Saturday 12-5pm
Or by appointment: info@shiftstudio.org
Shift Collaborative Studio is pleased to present new artwork by Jennifer Yaros. Yaros searches for meaning by exploring the existence of the self according to Buddhist, Yogic and Taoist philosophies in this large-scale print installation. Inspired by her work as a yoga instructor and her study of classical eastern texts such as The Yoga Sutras, The Dhammapada and The Bhagavad Gita, Jennifer questions how letting go of the notion of the self and accepting all forms in life as fleeting and impermanent could lead to greater awareness, less conflict and potentially reduce suffering.
Jennifer is a full time yoga instructor for 8 Limbs Yoga Centers and a teaching assistant in the Print and Letterpress Departments at Pratt Fine Arts Center. She has a degree in Economics from the University of Washington and has worked in commercial photography and theatre lighting design. Jennifer works with a variety of media ranging from printmaking and book arts to fibers and most recently, sculpture.
Shift is a collaborative artist’s studio that opened in the fall of 2004 in the renovated Tashiro Kaplan Arts Complex. Shift was established as an artist-run space with the primary goal of supporting emergent, practicing, Northwest artists. For more information, visit www.shiftstudio.org or e-mail info@shiftstudio.org
